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Category Archives: The kids
~:: Inversion ::~
A day late, and in this economy – lucky to be a dollar short. But here is my traditional Valentine’s greeting, to all who have been kind and patient with me – my dear friends, my lovely valentines! Finally: the … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, dumb stuff, holidays, Light, Making Things, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids, whining
Tagged Christmas lights, dogs, fog, ice, sledding, smog, snow, Valentine
29 Comments
~:: The Ornament Bash ::~
Here it is: an account of one raucous night in the company of greedy pirates and unprincipled chess players. ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the place. All the children were scrambling, with wire and with lace . … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Making Things, photo games, The kids
Tagged food, friends, fun, ornaments, party
39 Comments
~:: Gratitude ::~
Where I’ve been. Assuming anybody is still there, remembering me and wondering. Snow on the ground. Fire in the sky. I haven’t been on-line at all for weeks (read: months) except for occasional bouts of Facebook—the conversational equivalent of Twinkies—when … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Family, holidays, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, whining
Tagged family, fraud, Thanksgiving, ticket
21 Comments
~:: All Hallows Eve ::~
Okay – I had a lot to say. I wanted to write about October (which I still will), and about Hallowe’en – (sneaking in the fact that I love the yellow moons and the black cats and the pumpkins and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Autumn, bats, birthday, Black cats, cake, Chaz, costumes, cotton candy, dogs, fall, ghost, Halloween, jack'o'lantern, Kathy, leaves, ninja, party, porch, pumpkins, witches, yard
22 Comments
~:: Horses and Camels ::~
Both excellent for dashing across the desert. Which is pretty much apropos of nothing. I seem to do a great deal of dashing, but not really across anything, that would assume coming out the other side. As far as I … Continue reading
~:: A Ghost Story ::~
A few years back, when I had no barn but was big as one, my mother came, as mothers often do when their children need them. It was October, and it had been a long nine months. The weather was … Continue reading
~:: End of May ::~
Dropping back again. So this is how I look when I shoot – face all screwed up, like I can’t see properly or hold still long enough if my face isn’t stiff. Chaz in her fancy summer striped dress, and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Light, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Andy, Chaz, Chaz hair, evening, favorite light, Me, Scooter, striped dress, the yard, Toby
24 Comments
~:: Triathlon ::~
Triathlons don’t usually start with roaring scary thunder storms. But ours did this morning. G’s, I mean—it wasn’t mine. I don’t do triathlons. And neither did he, actually, this morning. Here’s how it went: up at five thirty, he was … Continue reading
~:: More May ::~
This is no big deal. I can’t understand why it has been so difficult to sit down and do this for the last many months. Whatever the reason, I’m tired of not doing it. But I will say, I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in Just life, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Andy, bucket, Cam, Golden Boy, grass, moon, Scooter, spring, yard
18 Comments
~:: More Fourth ::~
The 4th of July. Independence Day. Barbecues, parades (with horses), fireworks, craft fairs, patriotic villages, friends, games, marching bands, bagpipes, craziness. This year started with G getting up early to run a 10K race. And Chaz and Chelsea and I … Continue reading